Policy services
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1. A method for applying a policy to a service comprising:
- maintaining, in association with a policy server, a database representing a policy for accessing a plurality of services for a subscriber;
each said service including at least one of an identity of a provider of said service and a type of said service;
said policy indicating for each said service whether access to said service for said subscriber is permitted;
receiving, at a policy enforcement point, a request from a client device operated by said subscriber for access to one of said services;
determining, at said policy enforcement point, a type of said service;
forwarding said type of service from said policy enforcement point in a format configured for an online or offline charging system;
receiving said type of service at said policy server, said policy server configured to emulate said online or offline charging system so as to receive said type of service in said format configured for said online or offline charging system;
determining, at said policy server, whether said request complies with said policy;
forwarding, from said policy server to said policy enforcement point, in said format configured for said online or offline charging system, data representing an instruction to said policy enforcement point to either permit or deny said client device to access said service according to said policy.
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Abstract
A method and system for applying policies to services is provided. An embodiment includes a method for applying services wherein a request from a subscriber for a particular service is received. The request is compared with a policy to ascertain whether or not access to the particular service is permitted, and, if permitted, if there are any restrictions or limitations to that access.
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1. A method for applying a policy to a service comprising:
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maintaining, in association with a policy server, a database representing a policy for accessing a plurality of services for a subscriber;
each said service including at least one of an identity of a provider of said service and a type of said service;
said policy indicating for each said service whether access to said service for said subscriber is permitted;receiving, at a policy enforcement point, a request from a client device operated by said subscriber for access to one of said services; determining, at said policy enforcement point, a type of said service; forwarding said type of service from said policy enforcement point in a format configured for an online or offline charging system; receiving said type of service at said policy server, said policy server configured to emulate said online or offline charging system so as to receive said type of service in said format configured for said online or offline charging system; determining, at said policy server, whether said request complies with said policy; forwarding, from said policy server to said policy enforcement point, in said format configured for said online or offline charging system, data representing an instruction to said policy enforcement point to either permit or deny said client device to access said service according to said policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for applying policies to services comprising:
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a policy enforcement point configured to communicate with an online or offline charging system; a client device connected to said policy enforcement point; a network connected to said policy enforcement point configured to provide one of a plurality of services to said client device; a policy server connected to said policy enforcement point;
said policy server configured to emulate an online or offline charging system so as to communicate with said policy enforcement point in a format configured for said online or offline charging system;
said policy server configured to maintain a database representing a policy for accessing said plurality of services for a subscriber operating said client device;
each said service including at least one of an identity of a provider of said service and a type of said service;
said policy indicating for each said service whether access to said service for said subscriber is permitted;said policy enforcement point configured to; receive a request from said client device for access to one of said services; determine a type of said service; forward said type to said policy server in said format configured for said online or offline charging system; receive a response from said policy server in said format configured for said online or offline charging system; permit or deny said client device to access said service according to said response. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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